Alberta
Zainul Mawji- passion and a track record in technology, entrepreneurship, and community
Zainul Mawji is President of TELUS Home Solutions. She is responsible for delivering valued products to customers, growing market share and improving the quality of life across Western Canada. Mawji is accountable for several lines of business including: the design and delivery of consumer products and content for our residential market; our small business segment; our security and automation business; and our consumer health product line.
Joining Telus in 2001 with her entrepreneurship and passion for technology she has held various positions at TELUS, including as an Investment Resource Manager, Corporate Strategy, Marketing, Business Transformation (IT) and Technology Operations, to bring TELUS PureFibre network to reality.
After completing her Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree at University of Western Ontario’s Richard Ivey School of Business Mawji worked in management consulting for PricewaterhouseCoopers and Accenture.
Mawji is very committed to give back to the community. She serves as Vice-Chair of the TELUS Edmonton Community Board which has donated 100’s of millions since 2000, she is a Trustee of the Edmonton Public Library Board, a board member of Alberta Science & Technology Foundation, national committee member with Aga Khan Foundation for Canada, she volunteers for Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta & NWT. In 2017 the Mawji family donated $1-million dollars to help launch The Mawji Centre for New Venture and Entrepreneurship.
Mawji has also held numerous consulting roles in her family’s Alberta-based hotel business. And most importantly, Zainul enjoys spending time with her husband, Ashif and their two sons.
Here are the members of the council. You’ll see more of Tom’s stories about this group as the week progresses.
- Jack Mintz, chair
- Clive Beddoe – former chair, president and CEO, WestJet
- Robert Blakely
- Brent Belzberg – founder and senior managing partner, TorQuest Partners
- Bob Dhillon – founder, president and CEO, Mainstreet Equity Corporation
- Chris Fowler – president and CEO, Canadian Western Bank
- Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper – Canada’s 22nd prime minister
- Peter Kiss – owner and president, Morgan Construction and Environmental
- Zainul Mawji – president, Telus Home Solutions
- Nancy Southern – chair and CEO, ATCO Ltd.
- Kevin Uebelein – CEO, AIMCo
- Mac Van Wielingen – founder, ARC Financial
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EDMONTON — Despite Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s hope that the COVID-19 vaccine will allow summer events like the Calgary Stampede to go ahead, the Edmonton Folk Music Festival has been cancelled
The festival says in a statement that without full vaccination, people won’t be entirely safe from the spread of COVID-19.
It says that with virus variants and an uncertain vaccine rollout, the impossibility of social distancing at the outdoor festival could lead to community spread.
Kenney has said that two-thirds of the population should have a vaccine shot by the end of June and things should begin to feel back-to-normal.
He says the Stampede, which is held in early July, along with sporting events and other festivals will be possible.
The Edmonton Folk Music Festival says it will continue to offer online content and, if small gatherings are permitted, it hopes to add some community engagement.
“With so many variables at play, the complexity of planning and delivering a festival of our size makes it impossible to move forward in our usual manner,” the statement said Monday.
“As profoundly disappointing as this news is, we believe this is the only safe way forward. The safety of our patrons, volunteers, and artists was of paramount importance in coming to this conclusion.”
The annual four-day festival in the city’s Gallagher Park usually attracts thousands of music fans and boasts approximately 2,700 volunteers.
Alberta introduced new health rules last week, closing restaurants to in-person dining and further reducing customer capacity at retail stores in response to rising COVID-19 numbers.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 12, 2021.
The Canadian Press
CALGARY — Curling’s Humpty’s Champions Cup in Calgary has been pushed back a day.
The first of two Grand Slams was scheduled to open Wednesday morning, but Rogers Sportsnet announced Monday the first draw is now Thursday at noon.
The final will be played Monday instead of Sunday.
A Sportsnet spokesperson said the delay allows more time to change the sponsorship logos and restore the ice at WinSport’s Markin MacPhail Centre because the delayed men’s world championship final did not finish there until midnight Sunday.
The Humpty’s Champions Cup followed April 20-25 by the Princess Auto Players’ Championship offers a combined $560,000 in prize money.
The top-ranked women’s and men’s team in the world are in the 24-team fields, including five-time world champion Niklas Edin of Sweden, former world champions Brad Gushue and Kevin Koe of Canada and reigning Canadian champions Kerri Einarson and Brendan Bottcher.
The Grand Slams are Calgary’s fifth and sixth events among seven held in a controlled environment without spectators to avoid the COVID-19 virus.
Einarson will represent Canada in the women’s world championship April 30 to May 9 in Calgary.
The conclusion of the men’s world championship was delayed because four participants tested positive for the virus.
Playoff and semifinal games were postponed from Saturday to Sunday, which pushed the medal games late into the evening.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 12, 2021.
The Canadian Press
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